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Joint Fiscal Office staff brief House Commerce & Economic Development on reports, fiscal notes and services
Summary
Staff from the Joint Fiscal Office met with the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on Jan. 10 to introduce office services, explain statutory reports and fiscal notes, and describe upcoming publications including a Basic Needs Budget and a TIF report.
Staff from the Joint Fiscal Office (JFO) introduced themselves and their duties to the Vermont House Commerce & Economic Development Committee on Friday, Jan. 10, outlining how the office supports lawmakers with fiscal notes, statutory reports and issue briefs ahead of the 2025 session.
The JFO’s senior fiscal analyst Patrick Tiverton told the committee that his portfolio covers tax policy and economic development topics and that the office “distilled down to 1 point as we do the money.” He said he helps the committee make sure appropriations align with the overall balanced-budget work of the Appropriations Committee and that members should contact JFO for program-level spending and fund-balance questions.
Ted Barnett, another senior fiscal analyst with JFO, described his work on tax increment financing (TIF)…
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